PJ's and Dresses

I can't seem to stop sewing. I love it! I try to do something everyday. Getting ready for the Halloween party has made it hard this last week though. I did make some costumes, but it's not the same. Anyway here are some things that I have finished recently.

The first one is a dress for Amie.  It is like the first one that I did for Caitlyn. I really like how it turned out. Nice and bright for Summer!

The second one I'm in love with. I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. I got the idea here. The top half is a t-shirt from Target and the bottom half is a skirt that mum picked up at the Op Shop. I just cut the shirt where I wanted the waist to be, adding extra for seam allowance. I then cut the skirt making sure it was the length that I wanted once it would be added to the shirt, again remembering to add seam allowance. I then gathered the skirted and sewed it to the top. Then it was just some embellishment. I added a wide ribbon around the wait to hide the seam and I put a couple of ribbon bows on the sleeves to finish it off.


The third thing is some pj's for Amie. All the flannelette was on sale at Spotlight so the kids got to choose their favourite one to make into pj's.  Amie, of course, chose Barbie. For the shirt I made a heart template and then found a good spot to place it. I appliqued it on and then sewed around it. It's been washed a couple of times now and the edges are fraying nicely.

After Halloween I'm going to start on stuff for Christmas. I have so many ideas going around my head. I can't wait to start putting it all together!

My Baby Boy!

In a couple of days my baby boys turns 7 years old! Where have the last seven years gone. From the very start Lachlan has always been the quiet one in the family. As a baby he was so easy going and just went along with whatever we did. Nothing much has changed he is the quietest person in our house and he mostly just goes along with what we do.

Anyway to celebrate I just wanted to share some of my favourite baby photos with you.

I love you Lachlan and hope that you have a really Happy Birthday!!

Sewing

So these are some of my most recent sewing projects. I love how they turned out and can't wait to play with them a bit more and do some different versions. I can tell that I'm becoming obsessed with sewing because I dream about it!

I found the pattern for this peasant top here. It was sized for a baby so I thought it would be perfect for Haylie. I found this fabric in the clearance pile at Spotlight for $2m. Sorry about my pictures. Next time I'll take some with the girls wearing them.

Since the one for Haylie turned out so well I made one for Caitlyn too. I just added some length to the bottom, made the sleeves longer and made the top a bit wider. I absolutely love the fabric. Mum and I found it at Lincraft a little while ago. It's so bright a summery. I think that this one turned out a bit wide. Obviously I don't need to add as much.

I then wanted to make one that was a bit longer, more like a dress. I found this fabric at a store down south that Mum took me to, I can't remember the name. I love it so much. I love how this dress turned out. She hasn't worn it yet, but when she does I will definitely get pictures.

I love sewing these tops/dresses. They are so simple. They only take about 45-1 hour to make from start to finish. Like I said there are a few different variations that I also want to try. I also want to make it a bit bigger for Amie as well.